Chhukha Hydroelectric Power Plant Bhutan

Chhukha Hydroelectric Power Plant Bhutan is a 336 MW hydro power station in Chhukha, Bhutan. It ranks #2 of 5 Bhutan power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 100.0% of Bhutan's electricity; the national grid averages 24 gCO₂/kWh (100.0% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0040472.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 336 MW, Chhukha Hydroelectric Power Plant Bhutan is well above the median hydro plant in Bhutan (64 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest hydro power plant of 5 in Bhutan by capacity.

Bhutan has 5 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 1,482 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Tala Hydroelectric Power Plant Bhutan · Hydro · 1,020 MW · Chhukha
• Basochhu Hydroelectric Power Plant Bhutan · Hydro · 64 MW · Wangdi Phodrang
• JALDHAKA I&II · Hydro · 36 MW · Samchi
• CHUZACHEN · Hydro · 110 MW · Sikkim
• U.ROGNICHU · Hydro · 8 MW · Sikkim
• TEESTA-III · Hydro · 1,200 MW · Sikkim

Location

Coordinates 27.1104, 89.5313 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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